. For a permanent link to this article, or to bookmark it for further reading, click here.

You may also listen to this article by using the following controls.

﻿What You Must Know About Your Federal Income Taxes

For several people, when it is time for them to file their federal income taxes they get very stressed out. In fact, many individuals are even scared to file their taxes!

When it comes time to file the federal income taxes, one of the most important things that a person should think about, is how they want their taxes to be done. In fact, there are a couple different ways to select from! However, you must first decide if you want to do them yourself, or have a professional do them. If you do them, you must make sure that everything is done correctly and if everything is filled in. However, there are many great computer programs that people can purchase to do the federal income taxes. Otherwise, there are many great programs that people can download off the internet; including those straight from the government. If you decide to have a professional file your federal income taxes for you, then all you need to do is have all the paperwork present, with some order to them! However, when having professional do your taxes, you may end up paying a lot of money for the job. In fact, most professional tax companies charge a base rate, and then charge per every form they fill out. However, a bonus that comes with the job is if you ever get audited, they will be there with you while you are getting audited; as a way of standing behind their work!!

Another thing you must be careful about filing your federal income taxes is the due date. The due date is the most important date the most people either know or will know. The due date for federal income taxes is April 15th; however, it that date is on the weekend they will not have to be in until the next business day. However, in some occasions you might get an extension of the due date; which will then be October 15.

Most times when people file their federal income taxes, they will not get a refund back. However, in some cases they will end up having to pay back into the government. When that happens, that means that they did not pay enough taxes into the government through the year. Most often if a person is self-employed and does not pay taxes through the year, he/she will end up paying into the government. Depending on what has to be paid in taxes, is by what was made through the year. One positive thing about the IRS is if you owe the government a lot of money, they will offer payment plans. In most cases you can pay either weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly; pretty much what you could afford. However, if you do not pay the taxes back in a certain time frame; the government with levy your wages!

When you having your federal income taxes filed, the only thing that you can do is pray, so that you do not have to pay back into the government! However, if you have to appropriate taxes taken out during the year, then you should have no problems come tax season!!

Christine Gray is a recognized authority on the subject of Online Taxes. Her website Taxes Exposed provides a wealth of information on everything you will need to know about Income Taxes. All rights reserved. Articles may be reprinted as long as the content and links remains intact and unchanged.